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A well-kept saddle lasts for years; its girth and stirrup leathers much less. These saddle accessories are replaced one at a time: long, short or stud guard girths, safety or coloured stirrups, leather and competition stirrup leathers. We stock them from HKM, T de T, BR, HFI, Privilège, Zandona, Flags & Cup and Flex On.
This section also brings together the crupper, the girth sleeve and competition-day accessories: ear bonnets, tail ribbons, pompoms.
The girth works harder than any other part. It is chosen first according to the saddle: long for a jumping or general-purpose saddle with short girth straps, short for a dressage saddle with long girth straps. The stud guard girth adds protection under the belly against studs when the horse tucks up his front legs over a fence. All these types are grouped in girths and stud guards, along with anatomical and gel models.
Stirrups are chosen by the width of your footwear and your discipline. From BR and Flex On, safety models release the foot in a fall. Stirrup leathers adjust hole by hole and should hang at the same length on both sides: check this from time to time, as leather stretches with use. Compare models on the page stirrups and stirrup leathers.
A T de T crupper stops the saddle slipping forward on a round pony or a horse with low withers. The faux fur sleeve protects the skin of horses that are sensitive in the girth area, and the BR girth extender helps out when you are a hole or two short.
Our horse accessories for competitions include Harcour and Ju & Pa ear bonnets, Lamicell ear plugs that go in the ears of noise-sensitive horses, BR and HFI tail ribbons and T de T pompoms. A red ribbon tied in the tail signals a horse that may kick: it warns riders behind you in the warm-up arena.
Every time you clean your tack, check the stitching on the stirrup leathers and the girth fastenings, which are the first to give way. For stitching that is coming apart or a buckle to replace, we carry out small saddlery repairs in store, in Saint-Lô.
Look at the girth straps under the flap. If they stop at the edge of the panel, as on most jumping and general-purpose saddles, you need a long girth whose buckles reach up to them. If they come down well below the flap, as on a dressage saddle, choose a short girth. Then measure the old one, from buckle to buckle.
As soon as the leather cracks at the most-used holes, a seam frays or the two leathers are no longer the same length on the same hole. A stirrup leather that breaks while riding can cause a fall. To make them last, clean and oil them like the rest of your leather, without overdoing it.
They are kept with the exercise sheets and ear bonnets in the Horse textiles section. A sheepskin, gel or memory foam half pad spreads the pressure of the saddle and protects a sensitive back. It will not, however, correct an ill-fitting saddle: if it presses on a specific spot, have it checked.
Buckle it to the back of the saddle, pass the dock piece under the tail, then adjust the length: the crupper should hold the saddle without pulling on the tail, and you should be able to slide a flat hand between the strap and the hindquarters. The first few times, fit it calmly, as some horses do not like having their tail touched.
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